Banquet at Mansion House for General Espartero arrival
Nearly 300 sat to a lavish dinner at the Mansion House in London in honor of General Espartero with the Lord Mayor and council conveying sympathy for Spain's regent. The event featured a long Texas-style address, translations, and toasts to Espartero, Van Halen, and the Duke of Victory's suite amid a display of hospitality.
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Mansion House
Espartero
Messrs
Birch and Co
Common Council
Spain
Mirzewether
Court of Common Council
England
van Halen
Count Horain
Senor Laserna
Lacerta
Gurrea
Falcon
Monticute
Barraistegui
Orio
Murrita
Menduina
Senor
Bastarrechi
Montecinos
Mondiolagoitia
Senor Paredes
Fitch
Viscount Canning
Dudley Stuart
Burges Camac
Wilbraham
H. Webster
R. Otway Cave
J. Masterman
G. Lyall
W. Clay
Bart
H. G. Ward
B. Hawes
H. Aghionby
T. Wakley
Sergeant Murphy
M.P
Hunter
Lucas
J. Key
Wilson
T. Wood
Magnay
J. Johnson
G. Carroll
Hooper
Farncomb
Musgrove
Sheriff Pilcher
Sheriff Moon
Alderman Johnson
R. H. Pigeon
College of
Toledo
France
Cadiz
Don Carlos
Europe
House of Commons
General Espartero
Espartery
Duke of Victory
Isabella II
Isabella the Second
London
General van Halen
Duke of Ictory
van Hale
Banquet Toasts Honor Espartero and City Hospitality
The Lord Mayor hosted a banquet praising Espartero and Spain’s progress under his rule while celebrating English liberty. Speakers included Mr Ward who recalled Spain’s 1820s struggle, and Viscount Canning and others who toasted the Duke of Victory, the Lady Mayoress, and the City’s representatives before the guests departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Stanley
Ward
House of Commons
Spain
London
Duke of Victory
England
Ireland
Viscount Canning
Alderman Wood
J. Russell
Espartero
Mr. Masterman
Prince Alberts Shooting Season At Windsor Preserves
Victorian notes from Wirpsor and Windsor describe Prince Albert and Hohenlohe's party at Windsor Castle with reports of royal hunts at Flemish farm and Virginia Water. The Prince bagged thirteen brace, the serene highness five, while the court prepares for future moves to Claremont and Cambridge-house. Reports include the Dukes and Duchesses visiting, Earl Grey's frail health, and Father Mathew’s Dublin visit.
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Wirpsor
Prince Albert
Lennis
Prince of Wales
Wixpsor
Her Majesty
Prince
Princess
Earl of Liverpool
Duchess of Kent
Frngmore
Lady C. Dundas
Claremont
Princz Albert
Royal
Serene
Prince Hohenlohe Langenbourg
Windsor Castle
Flemish Farm
Great Park
G. E. Anson
Duke of Cambridge
Cambridge-house
Germany
Duchess of Cambridge
Earl Grey
Howick
Tyne Mercury
Byng
Middlesex
House of Commons
Logo Elliot
Father Mathew
Lord Eliot
Dublin
Phenix Park
Espartero
Jones
Walker
Institute of Civil Engineers
MapamMz Larrance
Newman
St. Mary's
Oxford
Littlemore
Lockhart
Exeter College
Churches of
Nelson
Trafalgar
Greenwich Hospital
Lord Nelson
Copenhagen
the Nile
St. Vincent
Society For the Propagation OF the Gospel
George-town
Demerara
Bishop's College, Calcutta
Walton Kyte Coles
C. King
Blackfriars. Road
London
Paul
Matthew Alexander Scott
Pratt
Lambeth
Prolonged Legal Answers and Local Notices From a London Paper
A long readers’ page reviews legal answers postponed by an indisposed editor, notes on historic shop signs and business emblems, and letters about charity to dressmakers, city elections, Royal Naval School, art criticism, vaccines, and civic complaints including ballast holes and street improvements.
London polled second in eight candidates at last election
London ran ten parliaments over nearly a quarter century and in the recent poll he placed second among eight candidates. The article hints the government may resume the free emigration system they abandoned earlier. Zeta notes its circulation is larger in northern manufacturing districts than any other London journal.
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London
W. W
Zeta
Sam Slick
Feargus O'Conner
Duke of Newcastle
Forsooth
Baron Rolfe
Lancaster
Tom Smith
John Wilde
House of Commons
Feargus O'Connor
Mr. Hobson
Mr. Hill
O'Connor
Ireland
Northern Star
Feargus O’connor
Time Rules for Sunrise Sunset and High Water Off Great Britain
Instructions detail calculating sunrise and sunset shifts by latitude relative to 51 80 and 61 80 degrees and applying minute adjustments. It lists high water offsets for major ports including London Dock, Bristol, Cork, Falmouth, Hull, Milford Haven, and others with precise hour minute corrections.
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Great Britain and Ireland
London Dock
Bristol
Cork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Tells of the Week Calendar and Saint's Day
The entry lists liturgical readings for Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity and 17th Sunday after Trinity, with dates, moon phase, solar position, and day length. It records weather notes for Legh, meteological ephemera, and a series of historical dates and events, including the Peace of Aix la Chapelle in 1748 and Louis Philippe's birth in 1773, among other dated notes.
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Meteo
Ephem
Zadkiel
Turspay
Wepwespay
Aix la Chapelle
Lord Mayor Hosts Espartero Dinner at Mansion House
The City of London feted General Espartero, Regent of Spain, with a grand Lord Mayor's dinner at the Mansion House. The event drew cheers for the Spanish leader and praise for London's hospitality, amid discussion of Anglo Spanish ties and constitutional progress.
Revolution in Greece and the Bavarian King’s Legacy
The piece argues Greece’s independence suffered under King Otho and his Bavarian court. It notes the three great powers and England’s support for exile as a solution, warning that restoring him or replacing him will be portrayed as an outrage to Austria and Russia. It concludes with a cautious suggestion to hold a sort of policy course.
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Greece
Belgium
Turkey
Otho
Austria
Russia
England
Lord Aberdeen
London City election and Sir Matthew Wood legacy
The City of London contemplates its next representative amid debates on Free Trade, Peel and Gladstone policies, and the Liberal legacy of Sir Matthew Wood. The piece weighs candidates like Mr Patteson and Sir George Larpent, warns against Tory shifts, and calls for a clearly defined commercial, pro London stance. It notes possible Liberal candidates, dismisses Lord Morpeth’s chances, and urges a known commercial figure who will defend broad principles.
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Sir Matthew Wood
Matthew Wood
London
John Russell
Wolverley Attwood
Robert Peel
Mr. Gladstone
Thames
Westminster
Marylebone
House of Commons
Mr. Patteson
Patteson
Lord Morpeth
Lord Carlisle
Lord Mor _peth
George Larpent
United States
Webster
Colquhoun
Baring
Fortifications of Paris Show Shifting Public Opinion
The piece traces the arc of French fortification policy in Paris, noting early English criticism, then rising domestic support driven by fears of War-mania exploited by Louis Philippe. It highlights widespread changes to Parisian scenery with batteries and bastions, and warns of a looming costly last stand if Paris is conquered.
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France
Paris
England
Monsieur Thiers
Fortification Committee
Lord Palmerston
Louis Philippe
Barcelona
Montjuich
Faubourg St. Antoine
Jerusalem
Tyre
Rhodes
Repeat Meeting at the Commercial Buildings in Mexgtine
On Monday evening a repeat gathering met in the large room of the Commercial buildings in this town. Mr. W. J. O Connell nephew of the Agitator spoke at length on familiar topics. Few respectable persons attended the event.
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Leros
W. J. O'Connell
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